The border of Yongzhou is not large, but at the speed Qin Fang and his men walked, they would not be able to get out of the border of Yongzhou even if they walked for three days.
They set off home in the afternoon. Qin Fang said to Kun Shi, "Kun Shi, you and Tao Shan go ahead and explore the way to see where we can stop for the night. Try to choose a flatter place with fewer trees around, and find a place with water."
Kunshi: “Yes.”
Flatter ground is convenient for setting up tents and resting. Fewer trees is for safety, because trees block people's vision. If dangerous people or objects hide behind trees, they may be ignored by everyone. Ground with water is for living, whether it is washing or eating, water is indispensable.
Kunshi and Tanshan went ahead to explore the way. They rode horses to explore the way, which was faster than walking. After about an hour, they came back. Although the border of Yongzhou was not far away, it would take three days to get out of the border of Yongzhou by riding horses because of their walking speed. Yongzhou was guarded by the Yonghe Marquis, who not only guarded the border, but also some bandits in Yongzhou did not dare to act recklessly.
In the early years, Yongzhou also had bandits. Later, Yonghe Hou led troops to suppress bandits several times, and then Yongzhou had bandits. Therefore, during these three days, Qin Fang was still very relieved. At least man-made dangers would not occur. However, ordinary man-made dangers would not be so self-defeating and conflict with them.
After Kun Shi came back, he told him about the road conditions ahead. He had walked this road once a few days ago to investigate the situation in Yunxiang County. So he was still impressed by the road conditions, but in order to be more certain, he continued to explore the road.
Kun Shi: "General, we will be able to walk out of this forest in half an hour. There will be a village across the forest. There is a river in the village, which is probably a tributary of Yongjiang River. We can stay overnight in the village then."
Qin Fang said: "Okay, you go and say hello to the village chief first, and we will go there in a group to avoid causing panic among the villagers."
Kunshi: “Yes.”
Kunshi left again immediately. When Qin Fang brought a group of people to the village river, Kunshi was already there, with an old man and two middle-aged men beside him.
Qin Fang got off his horse and said, "Let's set up camp and rest now, and then we'll continue our journey tomorrow morning." He looked at Kun Shi. Kun Shi came over with the people beside him, "General, these are the village chief and village head from the next village, they are here to pay their respects to you, General."
The first is to greet the nobles, the second is to show up and leave an impression on them, and the third is to confirm the truth of Kunshi's words. What if the visitors are not kind? When the village chief came, he was also terrified. However, when he saw that most of these people were ordinary people, including the elderly, children and women, the village chief was relieved.
After receiving the greeting, the village chief left tactfully.
Yang Haiyan also got off the carriage. Uncle Hong and others brought out three stoves, and then three pots to start cooking.
Aunt Hong called out, "We'll make bone porridge for dinner. Two bowls per person for one copper coin. Anyone who needs it, come and sign up." What could be faster than making porridge
When they heard that it was bone porridge and that two bowls cost one copper coin, everyone signed up. Some barbarians would buy two bowls for the elderly and children even if they didn't eat it themselves. In fact, many barbarians had money on their bodies. They knew that they had to hurry and it would be inconvenient to carry too many things, so they had already gone to the city to exchange for silver bills during the 15 days of rectification.
Yang Haiyan did not make money, but she did not lose money either. You know, a pound of rice only costs six cents, which can make more than ten bowls of porridge. Of course, a lot of water was added to these ten bowls of porridge.
But today is the first day of the journey, and everyone had a full meal the day before, so it is not easy to get hungry today. And after a rest at night, there will be another meal tomorrow morning, so porridge for dinner can cope with it.
Three pots of porridge were ready in 25 minutes, with about 50 bowls in each pot. There were not many people eating it for the first time, so it was finished after five or six times. Because there was still some dry food left from the day before, we had to eat it first.
The Qin family also ate porridge. While drinking porridge, Yang Haiyan had an idea and mentioned it to Qin Fang: "Husband, when we are on the road tomorrow, I want to go ahead and wait for you at the next rest stop."
Qin Fang was puzzled: "Why?"
Yang Haiyan explained: "For example, today there are more than 300 people buying porridge, and there are only three pots. Even if it is big, it will take more than an hour to cook. There will be more people buying food later, and it will definitely not be enough time to cook. So I thought of going first, and when you bring your family here, we will have prepared the meal, so it won’t take time. Moreover, Kun Shi and others are traveling with me, so my safety can be guaranteed, and you don’t have to worry about me." She hopes that these more than 3,000 people can arrive in Yunxiang County in good health, not for those people, but because Qin Fang is the leading general, she hopes Qin Fang can complete this mission beautifully.
Qin Fang thought for a moment and said, "Take your personal guards with you. I will ask Captain Yang to send twenty people to accompany you. When you need to do the work, you can send them."
Yang Haiyan: “Hey.”
The riverside was a little damp, especially at night, and it was especially wet. Although the place where they rested was close to the river, they still kept a distance.
The barbarians began to look for places to sleep. Some families had more people, and the strong men would carry thin quilts on their backs to cover the elderly and children when they slept. Some families had weaker people, such as men, who could not carry quilts, so they would wear thicker clothes so that they would not feel too cold when they slept. When they were on the road during the day, they would take off their clothes directly when they felt hot, which was also for convenience.
However, in order to prevent the dew at night from entering everyone's body, Qin Fang asked everyone to prepare more fires to warm their bodies.
In the past, Yang Haiyan would take a bath every day, but in the current situation, it was inconvenient for her to even wash her body, let alone take a bath. After Qin Fang settled the people and checked the surrounding situation, he went to find Yang Haiyan. He saw Yang Haiyan chatting with Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Lu and others around the fire, and he was embarrassed to get too close, so he just kept a distance and shouted, "Yanyan."
His voice was deep and loud, and everyone looked at him. General Qin, who was always calm, almost lost his temper at the sight, but luckily he pretended to be calm inside.
Yang Haiyan looked up and asked silently. Qin Fang waved at her, as if he was calling a pet. Yang Haiyan looked at him and liked him inexplicably. She stood up and walked over: "What's wrong?"
Qin Fang looked around, then took her hand and walked to the side: "Do you want to take a bath? It's not convenient here. I'll take you to the village in front and borrow a house to take a bath." Qin Fang also had a plan in his mind. This is the edge of the village, and the area is safe. He is relieved to settle down here. He will take Yang Haiyan to do some private things only when he guarantees the safety of these people. Otherwise, he will not do anything that will interfere with public affairs.
Yang Haiyan felt warm in her heart. He knew that she liked to take a bath every day. She was satisfied that he could still remember her little things in such a busy situation. She smiled knowingly: "No need, it's okay not to take a bath for a few days, anyway... you can't smell it."
Qin Fangxin was moved by these words. A man who is just beginning to be sexually involved cannot stand being wronged. His eyes were full of sparks, as if he could see through her. "Yan Yan, you are so bad." She always deliberately seduced him, but it just didn't go as he wished. It was like this before she was 18, and it is like this now.
Yang Haiyan smiled proudly and happily. However, there was no need to take a shower, but the private parts still needed to be wiped, so she said to Qin Fang: "Then go and get me a basin of hot water, the one with a red string tied to it that I usually use." The basin with a red string was used for washing her vagina. Although Qin Fang didn't know what the basin was for, he knew that his wife paid great attention to the hygiene of the basin, so he said, "Okay, then you go to the tent... wait in the carriage." A little shadow could still be seen in the tent, and he didn't want his wife to be seen when she was doing something.
While the couple was talking, Mrs. Yang seemed to have eaten a mouthful of dog food. Of course, she didn't know the word dog food yet, but she felt that when General Qin called Mrs. Han Qin Yanyan, there was a hint of disgust... It wasn't disgust, it was just hard to describe, as if General Qin loved Mrs. Qin very much. Speaking of it, she was a little envious, thinking that General Qin was too intimate with Mrs. Qin.
Mrs. Yang pulled Mrs. Lu and whispered in her ear, "Did you hear what General Qin called Mrs. Qin just now?"
Mrs. Lu nodded: "What's wrong?"
Mrs. Yang looked at Mrs. Lu's calm expression and was a little surprised: "Don't you think that General Qin calling Mrs. Qin by her nickname in public is a little... a little enviable?"
Mrs. Lu was still thinking, it turned out to be this, she really felt it. Mrs. Lu said: "Two years ago when General Qin was still a centurion, he lived next door to us. General Qin also called out like this at that time, I am used to it."
Mrs. Yang: It turns out she is the only one who eats dog food.
"However, General Qin does love Mrs. Qin very much." Mrs. Lu added, "But that's also because Mrs. Qin is capable. We all know what General Qin was like before. Mrs. Qin opened a shop and bought a manor. The money she earned... At that time, she also took good care of General Qin." At least when she went to deliver the food, there were meat dishes for every meal. In Mrs. Lu's mind at that time, having meat dishes was a wife's regard for her husband.
When people are poor, the most precious thing in their hearts is meat. Giving away all the meat is enough to show the person's heart.
Mrs. Yang also laughed and didn't continue talking.
the next day
Today's breakfast is chopped green onion steamed buns, which are steamed buns with chopped green onions in them. They have a salty taste and are much better than steamed buns with flavor. The statistics came out yesterday, and 500 people have ordered two steamed buns each, and the same amount of money. So Aunt Fan, Aunt Hong, Jia Kun Zhang, Niu's wife and others started cooking after dinner and rested at 2:30 pm (9:30 am). At the beginning of the 3:00 pm (3:00 am) today, they started steaming the buns.
When the family got up, all five hundred people received two hot steamed buns. After a good breakfast, the family continued on their journey.